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No your not crazy. I think people use CCV, PCV, and OSV interchangeably though technically different. The reason that I run a catch can is because I don't like oil in my intake even though my OSV and...

Valve guides require removing the cylinder head and on top of that it requires specialized tools and Liquid Nitrogen. It is usually done by a machine shop. BMW make various sized valve stem diameters...

Yes, especially on start up. Is the owner competent. Does he know the difference between white smoke and blue smoke? Just asking. Usually, you may already know, constant blue smoke from exhaust means...

I'm not sure if it will give a beep or not. It's just that's what I would do. I would check to see if you get a beep before left hand stop too to rule things out. When I did my vanos rebuild I could...

If your talking about the old O-ring and Teflon seal then pry it away from the seat and cut it with small scissors or just jam the sharp part of your pick into either of the two until you can pull it...

Thanks for the post. It's one of those experiences that your glad someone else had but now the community knows of a potential problem with working on your own keys. I would have never thought it was...

Yes. Go to Oreily, autozone, pepboys, buy some vacuum tubing and fix that vacuum hose...if you can. Then search the forums for an answer and read everything you can about your particular code. There...